As president of this nation, Buenaventura Baez sought to have his country annexed by the United States:
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As president of the Dominican Republic, Buenaventura Baez sought to have his country annexed by the United States twice, in 1850 and 1868. Baez served five terms as president from 1849 to 1878, when he was forced out of office and into permanent exile in Puerto Rico. Baez helped lead the revolt that established the republic?s independence from Haiti in 1843. Baez is remembered as a thoroughly corrupt tyrant, having no regard for his people or their property.
